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So, did anyone else think that the bottom half of the Amphibian map looks a lot like Australia?
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That crappy strategy guide claims you get stat points you don't. The back of head bonuses in this chapter are all a few points to one stat. This guide has mostly correct tables http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588313-evo-search-for-eden/faqs/17062 with actual numbers.
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Jun 6, 2016 03:07
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One reason for no spiders, though it may be giving Evolution Via Overconsumption too much credit: Amphibians first appeared in the Cambrian period [540-490MYa] while the first recognizable spiders were in the Devonian period [~420-360MYa]. Still, neat seeing this one, never got around to it.
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Jun 6, 2016 03:10
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Nekomimi-Maiden posted:One reason for no spiders, though it may be giving Evolution Via Overconsumption too much credit: Amphibians first appeared in the Cambrian period [540-490MYa] while the first recognizable spiders were in the Devonian period [~420-360MYa]. While we're on the subject, bees have only been around since the early Cretaceous, so ~100 million years ago. The Great Bee/Amphibian Wars in this game are largely allegorical.
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Jun 6, 2016 03:18
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One thing you haven't shown off that's kinda useful: If you dash and hit A you do a charge attack based on your strength stat. It's kinda nice since strength usually goes up on the parts that make you go faster.
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Jun 6, 2016 03:46
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The dash was something I usually leaned pretty heavily on, back in the day. Biting is faster and more flexible, but ramming attacks can often out damage them due to most body parts boosting your Strength in addition to their primary focus(I believe Strength also determines stomp damage, but it's been ages). I'll also note that, while biting often propels you forward into contact damage land, ramming knocks your victims back a bit, which is quite handy in some situations. Oh, and horns don't boost charging damage, they're their own thing.
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dis astranagant posted:That crappy strategy guide claims you get stat points you don't. The back of head bonuses in this chapter are all a few points to one stat. This guide has mostly correct tables http://www.gamefaqs.com/snes/588313-evo-search-for-eden/faqs/17062 with actual numbers.  It appears accurate otherwise, but it's good to have some actual numbers.Unoriginal One posted:The dash was something I usually leaned pretty heavily on, back in the day. Biting is faster and more flexible, but ramming attacks can often out damage them due to most body parts boosting your Strength in addition to their primary focus(I believe Strength also determines stomp damage, but it's been ages). I'll also note that, while biting often propels you forward into contact damage land, ramming knocks your victims back a bit, which is quite handy in some situations. 
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Jun 6, 2016 04:44
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Yapping Eevee posted:I have mentioned dash attacks and will probably demonstrate some next video, but that last bit is news to me. Dash attacks are when you hit A while dashing, Horn attacks are when you just dash into stuff with no button press. Well, best as I can recall, at least; it's been quite a long time.
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Jun 6, 2016 05:34
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I did a stream of this game about a year ago with a biologist associate of mine. Turns out I can still send him into frothing rages by declaring the Fish Age lasted two billion years. Edit: To give this post a bit more content, it turns out EVO is actually a sequel to a PC-98 game called 46 Okunen Monogatari: The Shinka Ron. I know pretty much nothing of it except that apparently a possible ending involves you evolving into spacefaring elves or something. Ironslave fucked around with this message at 08:51 on Jun 6, 2016 |
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Ironslave posted:I did a stream of this game about a year ago with a biologist associate of mine. Turns out I can still send him into frothing rages by declaring the Fish Age lasted two billion years. I always liked how the scientific name for elves in Shadowrun is "homo sapiens nobilis".
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Ironslave posted:I did a stream of this game about a year ago with a biologist associate of mine. Turns out I can still send him into frothing rages by declaring the Fish Age lasted two billion years. The prequel to this game becomes batshit insane towards the end. quote:A brief final chapter takes place in a bleak future ravaged by climate change, in which you, the leader of a space-faring elf civilization, must battle the massive winged spider Lucifer, newly emerged from the moon.
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Jun 6, 2016 12:51
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all right!!!
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U.T. Raptor posted:you, the leader of a space-faring elf civilization, must battle the massive winged spider Lucifer, newly emerged from the moon. Oh gently caress, that homeless guy screaming at me last week was right!
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Jun 6, 2016 13:35
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how did i miss this for so long you should've told me I love this game so much. It's absolutely gorgeous, but unfortunately the music starts to get repetitive towards the latter half of the game. There's a number of different ways this can go, and there's lots of interesting little secrets.
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You went from basically wingless Ridley to a sloth, but with less claws. Those transitions are always painful.
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Aithon posted:You went from basically wingless Ridley to a sloth, but with less claws. Those transitions are always painful. The general reaction I've seen from people going in blind at that point, especially if they're playing it, is summed up best by: "... gee, thanks, Gaia."
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  Episode 03: The Age of Grinding Additions Turns out there's some logic behind Prime Frog. Thanks, LizWiz.Leavemywife says that you guys notice things, so see if you can find a discrepancy with my EVO points this chapter. (DoubleNegative already knows what it is.) Also, a minor technical hiccup made me learn how to do simple subtitles.   While I remember, here's that maze map. Feinne posted:The things that look like nautili are ammonites. I'm pretty sure the things in the stage before the tyrannosaurs are supposed to be allosaurs or something? LupusAter posted:Allosaurus means "other lizard" when translated, while Omosaurus means "same lizard". Could be a pun. Evolution Chart  The jaws below Tyrasaurus all give +3 Agility (and apparently no jump bonus according to this guy, despite what this chart says), but the strongest is +7 to biting... compared to the Tyrasaurus' +19. Oh, and the Nautilon's body is a -5 to agility, perfectly countered by the dinosaur's best dorsal fin and tail. Speaking of agility... The bird has a set agility while walking. Evolution only affects their flight speed. New Music 24. Door to Dina Continent  The first instance of this chapter’s leit-motif. Both of the following songs are more of the same. 25. Dinosaur Domain  All the grinding cut from this update sours me on this trumpeting tune. 26. Scaling Mt. Brave  Crank up the tempo, let’s go, climb climb climb 27. Peaceful Space  A lovely piece, perfect for its environment. Very mellow. 28. Extinction  EVO’s ‘ARMAGEDDON’. 30. A Glimpse into the Future  The tune for any non-standard endings. Yapping Eevee fucked around with this message at 23:52 on Jun 14, 2016 |
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Long necks and 2 legs both make the first boss of this age way harder than it needs to be since you can't hit the baby frogs unless they're in the air. As for not looking anything like any real dinosaur, you had the classic ceratopsian frill but tyrannosaur jaws and the body of some turtle-like plesiosaur. But the mohawk and the spike tail I don't get. The elephant has more health than the dragon but sucks balls in every other way. Really all you need from now on is enough green crystals to dragon all the bosses. dis astranagant fucked around with this message at 03:46 on Jun 11, 2016 |
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Jun 11, 2016 03:26
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Whenever you have an awkward time biting something, Dashing attacks are almost always the answer. Birds can even do them while flying! Anyways, if memory serves the dragon's horn isn't just for show and has quite a bit of power behind it. I can't recall if it breaks or not, but seeing as you can only use the form for a limited time you may as well go crazy with it.
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Unoriginal One posted:Whenever you have an awkward time biting something, Dashing attacks are almost always the answer. Birds can even do them while flying! The horn is ok but its bite is insane. It does 30 damage when nothing else tops 25.
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The things that look like nautili are ammonites. I'm pretty sure the things in the stage before the tyrannosaurs are supposed to be allosaurs or something? Pretty sure the 'Nautilon body' is supposed to be a turtle shell evoking the Archelon, a giant sea turtle contemporary with the dinosaurs.
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Jun 11, 2016 05:46
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Why are the videos hidden? I like watching videos during lunch at work.
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I don't know why the gargoyle even exists when the dragon outclasses it in literally every way (except for being slightly bigger).Feinne posted:The things that look like nautili are ammonites. I'm pretty sure the things in the stage before the tyrannosaurs are supposed to be allosaurs or something?
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U.T. Raptor posted:I don't know why the gargoyle even exists when the dragon outclasses it in literally every way (except for being slightly bigger). I don't why the rest of evolution exists when the dragon or even a maxed bird outclasses it in literally every way.
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U.T. Raptor posted:I don't know why the gargoyle even exists when the dragon outclasses it in literally every way (except for being slightly bigger). It's legit like dinosaurs were a loving licensed sports team they had to fake the names of or something and it's almost better than accuracy.
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I followed the path to the T-rex party with the gatecrashing meteors first when I played, so I never had a chance to climb Mt Brave Bird and never saw any of the flightlocked stuff, so becoming a dragon and flying into space was something new to me. 
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Yapping Eevee posted:The Age of Grinding Wait'll you get to the Orokin Age and try to get the Kubrow Jaws and Conculyst Body
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U.T. Raptor posted:I don't know why the gargoyle even exists when the dragon outclasses it in literally every way (except for being slightly bigger). Allosaurus means "other lizard" when translated, while Omosaurus means "same lizard". Could be a pun.
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I know you've said that the horns suck, but I'd kinda like to see what some of these look like when fully evolved, with all the bells and whistles.
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Horns aren't all bad -- they're disposable, fragile weapons that, out-prioritize all other attacks that aren't a projectile, and have the side-effect of healing you on-equip and when they break, so they can make for an efficient and cheap method of healing.
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The problem with Horns is that they're really expensive for what their intended use is.
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I remember when I figured out that getting cheap horns was a cheap heal and feeling really smart and meta-gamey about it.  Good times, good times.If Omosaurus is supposed to be a pun, that's pretty good. I always assumed it was bad translation.
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 Gaze upon yourself and despair, for you are a monster indeed.
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Cathode Raymond posted:
I tried to make sense of that thing for about 5 minutes.  I failed. The dashing faces in this game remind me of Gonterman.
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rotoscoped posted:I tried to make sense of that thing for about 5 minutes. I think you mostly succeeded except for the neck. Your interpretation has a much more plausible neck whereas the game version has a neck that sticks straight up through the shell and also behind/beside the spikes or sail or whatever the purple is. I think it should be noted that with such short legs and such a high center of gravity, that beast would have some real trouble staying upright even while still.
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Fourth update has been recorded, but commentary probably won't be until tomorrow, with the update posted the day after.Feinne posted:The things that look like nautili are ammonites. I'm pretty sure the things in the stage before the tyrannosaurs are supposed to be allosaurs or something? LupusAter posted:Allosaurus means "other lizard" when translated, while Omosaurus means "same lizard". Could be a pun. SystemLogoff posted:Why are the videos hidden? I like watching videos during lunch at work. Secondly, the answer is basically "because all the other videos on my channel have been" and "because it lets me see how many goons and SA lurkers have watched, rather than letting all the random Youtube schmucks look too". Fish Noise posted:
azren posted:I know you've said that the horns suck, but I'd kinda like to see what some of these look like when fully evolved, with all the bells and whistles. rotoscoped posted:I tried to make sense of that thing for about 5 minutes.  Well, I guess I can use that second post now. (Thanks for the art!)
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Dual horns are triceratops horns minus the nose horn. They look really funky with some of the mammal back of head parts.
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 Episode 04: Kicking Back in the Ice Age Additions  Look at this mess. Evolution Chart  New Music 29. Decline of Evolution  Just the one new track, and it’s a variant on those from last update.
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The change to a mammal is the only one that doesn't retain the size of your previous form. The ones before that (fish -> amphibian -> reptile -> bird) all do, and I think the bird keeps the reptile's neck length. Regardless of what kind of body you have upon changing to mammal, you will be small with a short neck afterwards. Speaking of size retention, the elephant is the only other red crystal form (aside from the ray) that's affected by your size when you eat the crystal. The small elephant is even more useless, as it doesn't even have the unique factors of the game's highest HP and strength. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Bird-man maze is a lot easier if you yourself are a bird when you go through it. I think staying a bird is the easiest way to beat the game altogether, since you can effectively skip most levels and bypass a few annoying gimmicks, though some of the boss fights are tougher without kicking. On a related note, I don't really see anything that's supposed to be bad about the ending where you join the bird-men.
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I had a hell of a time fighting the yetis the first time I played this, especially because most of the FAQs talk about doing pixel-perfect bites with the long neck to try and stunlock them. Fortunately, I wised up and just kicked the crap out of them, as is right and good.
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